so i done did it. i entered myself in a hot wing eating contest . if i win the prelim round i'm in tonight, then i go to the finals which is the day of the North Texas game. (thankfully we now know the kickoff time, and the contest is like 5 hours after kickoff, so i'm clear) i have been chewing 4 pieces of gum at a time while at work for the last week. (stopped 2 days ago, jaw was sore, isn't any longer. i may have actually built muscle, awesome idn't it)

 

and now that the big day is here i'm not sure if there's anything else i can do to prep. (i get drunk and binge eat as it is, so that was a plus) i tried to eat the Big Texan about 4 years ago, got all the sides down and like 54 ounces of the meat, but i crashed at the 45 minute mark and couldn't really keep eating at that point. 

 

this challenge is a little different, they weigh the wings before they bring em out, and then weigh whats left over, and we have 11 total minutes to eat. no puking. winner has the most meat eaten by weight, so dont have to fret over "is this wing all the way eaten?" which can cost a lot of time i'm sure... anyway i haven't eaten since last night around 5. and am about to crack a beer and probably a left handed smoke or two as well (i figure this should help create a monster appetite, no rules about mary jane being a banned "performance enhancer", so i'm doin it). i'd love it if any of ya'll can give me advice on how to tackle this challenge or just support in general. (FWIW, i'm wearin my grey shirt w/ ALABAMA in block letters across it. i can switch it up to the # 12 football jersey if need be. it brought a lot of luck and wins last year)